Infotainment Features

Every S5 Sportback includes luxuries such as Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility, voice control, and Bluetooth phone and audio. Although the standard 7.0-inch dashboard and 7.0-inch gauge-cluster screens feature stunning graphics and logical menu structures, the system can’t be paired with navigation. Adding that luxury requires choosing the S5 Sportback Prestige or adding the $2600 Navigation package to the Premium Plus. The package includes a larger 8.3-inch screen on the dash and a 12.3-inch gauge cluster.

Vehicle Tested: 2018 Audi S5 Sportback Prestige

Infotainment Performance

Our Infotainment Response Time test measures how quickly you can switch among home, audio, and navigation screens.

Our S5 Sportback Prestige test car came equipped with the larger, navigation-equipped infotainment system. Inputs are made by way of Audi’s MMI control knob. Along with its intuitive controls, the system also offered noticeably quick response times to user inputs. Additionally, a touchpad at the top of the MMI control knob lets users physically write in commands for navigation functions, phonebook entries, and more.

Test Results: Infotainment Response Time

By recording the infotainment screen while switching between various menus and then analyzing the high-speed video frame by frame, we are able to accurately measure the system’s response time. We rate infotainment response, or latency, on the following scale:

We measure the electrical current that each USB port provides. All USB ports found in a vehicle provide 5.0 volts, per the USB standard. Current, measured in amps, varies and dictates the charge times of devices. The higher the amps, the quicker a device’s charge time. Not all USB devices are created equal. Most modern smartphones can charge at 2.0 amps, while slow or stagnant charging can result from using current at 1.0 amp or lower when the device is in use.